The Indian Planetary Society, Mumbai

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Course Director: Dr. J. J. Rawal, President, The Indian Planetary Society

Correspondence Course on Fundamentals of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Syllabus
 Junior Correspondence Course
Planet Earth
 Air, Water & Land, Role of Water Masses
 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
 Atmosphere, Inside the Earth & Antarctica
Basics of Physics and Mathematics
 Forces, Motion, Gravity, Rotation & Revolution
 Magnetism & Electricity
 Statistics, Probability
 Geometric Constructions, Graphs
 Physical Concepts, Density, Pressure, Black Body Radiation,
Our Solar System
 Planets of our Solar System
 Units of Distance
 Planets beyond Pluto
The Sun
 Overview
The Moon
 Overview
Asteriods, Meteors and Comets
 Overview
Eclipse
 Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses
 Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses
Light
 Properties of Light
 Wave Particle Duality
 Understanding Light Spectrum
 Velocity ofLight
Telescopes
 Principle
 Reflector and Refractor Telescopes
 Lenses & Mirrors
 Space Telescope – HST
Astronomy – The Indian Way
 Constellations and Zodiacal Signs
 Nakshatras & Tithis
Relativity
 Basics of Relativity
 Principles of Relativity
Space Probes
Life Cycle of Stars
 Novas, Super Novas, Neutron Stars
 All types of Dwarf Stars
The Vast Universe
 Galaxies, Super clusters, Black Holes
Understanding the Universe
 Doppler Shift
 Hubble’s Law
 Expanding Universe & Big Bang
Senior Correspondence Course
Introduction
 Vistas of Astronomy
A Brief History
 Birth of Astronomy
 Indian and Western Contribution
Basics of Mathematics
 Geometric Constructions, Trigonometry Overview
Basic Physics
Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Angular Momentum
Dynamics
 Orbital Velocity, Impact Velocity
 Newton’s Law of Gravitation & Motion
 Gravitational Acceleration of Planets
 Proof of elliptical orbits
 Retrograde motion, Doppler effect and its significance.
Kepler’s Laws
Electromagnetism
 Electromagnetic Radiation
 Magnetic field lines and Magnetic flux
Overview of Relativity
 Principles of Relativity
 Limit of Velocity
 Effect of rapid motion of length
 Time and Mass, Inertial frames of reference
 Twin paradox, The Space-Time Bond
Observational Techniques
 Astronomical Unit, Light Year, Parsec, Parallax
 Apparent Magnitude, Absolute Magnitude
 Radial velocity of Stars
 Optics: Magnification, Lenses & Mirrors
 Seasons, Tropical, Sideral, Synodic, GST, LST
Eclipse
 Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses
 Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses
Astronomy – The Indian Way
 Constellations and Zodiacal Signs
 Nakshatras & Tithis
Our Solar System
 Planets of our Solar System
 Units of Distance
 Planets beyond Pluto
Assorted Universe
 Life Cycle of Star, Black Holes, X Rays, Gamma Rays
 Binary Stars, Mass of Binaries
Understanding Universe
 Size of Universe, Planets around Stars, Galactic Clusters
 The Milky Way
 Big Bang Hypothesis